Department of Amazonas (Spanish: Departamento del Amazonas, amaˈsonas) is a department in the southern Colombia. The capital is Leticia. The name comes from the Amazon River that drains much in the department and the rainforest that covers a large part of the department.

References

  1. ↑ "Nuestro Departamento: Información general: Geografía". Gobernación del Amazonas. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  2. ↑ "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.


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